Automobile side curtain.



c. & L. (mus. AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17.1918.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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INVENTORS L50 GIL-L2G By CHESTER GILLIG C. (Y1 L GiLL-H.

AUTOMOBILE SIDE CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. I7. 1918.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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AUTOMQBiLE SIDE CURTAIN.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. in},

Application filed January 17, 1918. Serial No 212,191.

all If Y no it from may concern: nown thew we, (hinsirnn Gums and Jiinidi i citizens of the United States, ling at Sun l rnncis'sco, inthe. county of Elan Francisco, State of California, have invented newand useful .r'lrutomobile Side Curtains, of which the follov-xing is nspecific-rttion in such full and clear tel-ins as will onskilled in theart to construct and use the: some.

T his invention relates to the side curtains of on auto nubile, and itsobject is to produce a, series side curtains which, may be raised so asto be completel y out of sight when not in use, and. at the some time toprovide moons whereby they will be retained in that position "tl'ioutdanger of dropping down While the cur running.

Another object of the invention is to provide a guide for the front andbuck edges of the back and front curtuins respectively thereby a blingeither of those curtains .to be used ulone or both at once as may bedesired.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the guidefor the ourtnins may be turned up and concealed when not in use.

(Ft-her objects of-the invention will appear as the dei-scriptionproceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the dinwings in which thesome reference nuincrul is up'o ied to the some portion out be ..1 an::iwure l'lnizthere may ereof,

1 of on automo- M urrn gcnient upplied thereto, 7

at side elevation of the automobile top, a portion thereof being brokenaway for the purpose of illustration showing the curtains raised,

Fig 3 is u sectional View of a portion of the io the plunc of sectionbeing parallel to the plane oi 1 for the purpose of showine' the curtainguides,

l is n trans erse sm-tiunul "u'lLIW of the toy: looking toward the rearui'ul uhowih ('iil iiile tor the u curt rui t I pinu View of one of theUH! "with noruons thereof broken nwuy to show the the int 'imconstriurl'ion,

' w it)" trunsvc sci-Ho H a! inn; one curtain rnis-mi 1-: down.

of the automobile, 3 the running board, 4 the body, and 5 the hood ofthe engine.

The top is shown at 6, und it is provided with side windows 7 and with urear window 8. At the rear, the top has suitable bows 9 and 10 which aresecured to the vehicle body in a well known manner, while at the frontthere are two short bows 11 and 12 with spreaders 10", 11 and 1?connecting the several bows. On each side of the top are twolongitudinally extending bore 13 and 14: while at the front an extensionof said burs extends transversely illustrated at 15 for the purpose offorming a snntll horizontal bow to hold the top just out of contact withthe frame 16 of the wind shield and to which the top is connected in anysuitable nnmner. Just under the bows 9, 11 and 12, and with their endssecured to the spreudcrs and bows, there are four guides 17, 18, 19 and2-0. These guides are curved at the sides to correspond with the bows,and since there is a fabric 21 outside, and n, fzibric lining '22 insidethe guides, they are completely concealed from View, except at thenarrow opern ing between the two fabrics at the sides of the top. Thewind shield frame has a guide 23 for the front edge of the curtain 24,and the bow 11 has two double guides 25, 26 pivotnlly connected to itsends, each of said guides being connected with the body by means ofacurtain holder 27 when in use, and being Capable of being; turned up tothe dotted line position shown in cooled between the two pli which the.top is formed who not in use.

The guides 25, 26 have grow in the on posite edges, one to receive thefront curtain and the other to receive the buck curtain. The guide 17extends down the side of the bow f) to the top of the body of theInnchine. The curtains, of which there are four, are indicated at 24,28, 2,9 and 3i), and each curtain is provided with two windows asillustrated. Finch curtain is nlso provided with n tab 31 for thepurpose of operating it, and the curtains are all nnule ol :1 doublelayer of suitable lleisibld'cloth or leather upon a framework cons" tingolf'two vertically extending clock spa-nu, steel members 33, 3 which or;secured at their ends to two l.ruwwersely extending: stlli' fin! plntcs35, 36,50 that the curtain has considerable stiffness from end to end.but is readily bent around the corner formed by the bows us the curtainis raised or lowered. -Owing to the 10 necting the central shape of thetop it is frequently necessary to space the guides away from the bow asillustrated at '37 in order to. have the curtain properly fit theguides, but such spacing 5 depends of course entirely upon the shape ofthe particular top to which the guides are to be applied.

I operation, the curtain may be raised or lowered by simply pulling theguides 25,

26 down and connecting them with the top of the body by means of thecurtain catches 27] When the guides 25, 26 have been secured, thecurtains may be all pulled down at the desire of the occupant of themachine,

Without having to stop the machineor get out of the seat. I

Haying thus described our invention what we claim as new afid desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows, expressreservation being made of permissi'ble modifications:

1. A disappearing curtain for automobiles comprising an automobile top,bows carried thereby and supporting a series of guideways, the guidewayslying below the plane of the bows in their upper portion and in theplane of the bows at the lower portions thereof, two sets of flexiblecurtains slidable in the guideways at opposite sides thereof,

and a bar pivotally connected at one end with the top structure andhaving guideways in opposite edges thereof and adapted to lie concealedunder the top when not in use, and means to detachably connect the lowerend of said bar to the body of the authe plane of the lower portions ofthe bows,

a curtain slidable in the guides, and a piv- 46 ot'ed guide adapted tobe detachably secured extending member'conto the automobile at its lowerend or'to be turned up and concealed in the lower edge of the top whennot in use. it!" 3. A disappearing curtain for automobiles comprising atop having bows, a longitudinal sectional member having sections betweenand connecting the bows at their center and flush therewith, guidessupported by said hows the upper portions of the guides being below theplane ofthe upper portion of the bows, two flexible curtains in theguides to stand in a vertical position at the side of the top or to lieconcealed thereunder, and a double groove guide adoptedto receive theadjacent edges of both curtains detachably connisted with the body inwhich the curtains slide when down.

4. A disappearing curtain for automobiles comprising an automobile top,bows carried thereby and supporting a series of guideways the guidewayslying below the plane of the bows in their upper portion and in theplane of the bows at the lower portions thereof, two sets of flexiblecurtains slidable in 'the guideways at opposite sides thereof, and a barconnected to the automobile body having guideways in opposite edgesthereof.

A. disappearing curtain for automobiles comprising an automobile top,bows car.- ried thereby and supporting a series of guideways, theguide'ways lying below the plane of the bows in their upper portion andi the plane of the bows at the lower por tions thereof, two sets offlexible curtains slidable in the guideways at opposite sides thereof,and a bar detachably connected to" the automobile body having guidewaysin opposite edges thereof.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 8th day ofJanuary A. 1)., 1918.

til- ESTER GILLIG. LEO GILLIG.

